Slam (1998)
- Directed by
- Marc Levin
- Genre
- hood film, coming-of-age film, drama film, independent film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young African American poet in Washington D.C. navigates the pressures of his neighborhood and the criminal justice system. His talent for spoken word becomes both a refuge and a means of expression.
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What happens
Slam is a 1998 American independent drama film directed, co-written and co-produced by Marc Levin and starring and co-written by Saul Williams and Sonja Sohn. It tells the story of a young African-American man whose talent for poetry is hampered by his social background. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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